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few iiiili'H iiorthea.'Jt of Kobbiii^ivilli', in Irraham county, on the summit i)f wliich 

 there is said to be a lar^e rock somewhat reseml)ling in appearance a circular town- 

 house with a part wanting from one side. Du'stiya'lufi'yl, " Where it was shot," 

 i. e., "Where it was struck by hglitning," is the territory on Hiwa.ssee river, about 

 the mouth of Shooting creek, above Ilayesville, in Clay county (see also glossary). 



No one mrist shout — The same injunction occurs in the legend of Tsul'kalu' (number 

 81). The nece.ssity for strict silence while under the conduct of fairy guides is con- 

 stantly emphasized in European folklore. 



Townhouse in the witter below — Breton legend tells of a submerged city which rises 

 out of the sea at long intervals, when it can be seen by those who possess the proper 

 talisman, and we know that in Ireland 



"On Lough Neagh's banks as the fisherman strays, 



When the clear cold eve's declining, 

 He sees the round towers of other days 



In the wave beneath him shining." 



•so. The spirit defenders op Nikwasi' (p. 336): This story was obtained from 

 Swimmer. NIkwilsT' or NTkw'sI', one of the most ancient settlements of the Cherokee, 

 was on the west bank of Little Tennessee river, where is now the town of F'rankliu, 

 in ^lacon county, North Carolina. The mound upon which the townhouse stood, 

 in a field adjoining the river, is probably the largest in western Carolina and ha-s 

 never been explored. The Cherokee believe that it is the abode of th(> Nufine'hl or 

 Immortals (see number 78) and thata [Perpetual lire burns within it. The name, which 

 can not be translated, appears as Nucassee in old documents. The British agent held 

 a council here with the Cherokee as early as 1730. Although twice destroyed, the 

 town was rebuilt and continued to be occupied probably until the land was sold 

 in 1819. 



Brinr/ the newa home — It was a frequent custom in Indian warfare to spare a captive 

 taken in battle in order that he might carry back to his people the news of the defeat. 

 After the di.sasfrous defeat of the French under D'Artaguette by the Chickasaw' in 

 upper ^lississipjii in 1736, D'Artaguette, Lieutenant Vincennes, Father Senac, and 

 fifteen others were burned at the stake by the victors, but "one of the soldiers was 

 spared to carry the news of the triumph of the Chickasaws and the death of these 

 mihappy men to the mortified Bienville" (Pickett, History of Alabama, p. 298, 

 ed. 1896). 



81. TsuLKALij', THE SLANT-EVED GIANT (p. 337): The story of Tsul'kalu' is one of 

 the finest and best known of the Cherokee legends. It is mentioned as early as 1823 

 by Haywood, who spells the name Tuli-cula, and the memory is preserved in the 

 local nomenclature of western Carolina. Hagar also alludes briefly to it in his 

 manuscript Stellar Legends of the Cherokee. The name signifies literally "he has 

 them slanting," being understood to refer to his eyes, although the word eye (<tkt(V, 

 plural dikUV) is not a i)art of it. In the plural form it is also the name of a traditional 

 race of giants in the far west (see number 106, "The Giants from the West"). 

 Tsul'killu' lives in Tsuneguii'yl and is the great lord of the game, and as such is fre- 

 quently invoked in the hunting fornmlas. The story was obtained from Swimmer 

 and John Ax, the Swimmer version being the one here followed. For parallels to the 

 incident of the child born from blood see notes to number 3, "Kana'tl and Selu." 



In the John Ax version it is the girl's father and mother, instead of her mother 

 and brother, who try to bring her back. They are told they must fast seven days to 

 succeed. They fast four days before starting, and then set out and travel two days, 

 when they come to the mouth of the cave and hear the sound of the drum and the 

 dance within. They are able to look over the edge of the rock and see their daugh- 

 ter among the dancers, but can not enter until the seventh day is arrived. Fnluckily 

 the man is very hungry by this time, and after watching nearly all night he insists 

 that it is so near daylight of the seventh morning that he may safely take a small 



